Safety box for matches



Feb. 10, 1931. c, McLQsKEY 1,792,110

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Patented Feb. 1.0,1931 g A V is i i v 'UNITED STATES- PATENT. OFFICEALFREDO. .mccnosxnx, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA H j SAFETY BOX nonMATCHES Application filed June 20, 1928. Serial No. 286,822.

The object of this invention'is' to devise a practice, will givesatisfactory and reliable. novel construction of a. safety box formatches results. It is, however, to be understood that which is adaptedto receive the burnt matches. the various instrumentalities of which myin- In the usual form of match boxes in which vention consist can bevariously arrangedand the matches are ignited by striking. themorganized and my invention is not limited to 55 against frictionmaterial carried by the cover the exact arrangement and organization ofof the box, no provision is made for receiving these instrumentalitiesas herein shown and and storing the burnt matches. The result isdescribed. a that a person who has ignited a match, care- Figure 1 is asection on line' 1-1 of iglessly throws it away without making sure ure2 of a safety match box embodying'my 60 that the matchhas beenextinguished. Many invention. V I fires have been caused by thiscarelessness and Figure 2 is an end view of the construction a largeamount of property has been deseen in Figure 1. stroyed. Figure 3 is asection on line 3 3 of Fig- The primary object of this inventionthereure 1. i r i r 65 fore, is to devise a novel safety box for Figure4 is a transverse section of another matches wherein after a match hasbeen embodiment of my invention in which the lighted it can be movedinto a storage space movable partition instead of beingfiat as in in thebox, and if a match has not been fully Figures 1,2 and 8, is centrallydeflected.

extinguished the act of moving it into the Figure 5 is an end view ofanother embodi- 70 storage compartment will cause the match to ment ofmy invention. 1 be extinguished. Figure 6 is a-transverse section of theem- With the above and other objects in view bodiment seen in Figure 5,showing more parwhich will hereinafter more clearly appear, ticularlythe movable partition.

my invention comprehends a novel safety box Figure 7 .is a transversesection of another 5 i for matches. embodiment'of my invention similarto that It further comprehends a novel match box seen inFi'gure' 6except that the movable provided with a movable partition in thepartition has its central portion bulged or match receiving compartmentof the box and laterally deflected.

with an apert re hr gh Which a burnt Similar numerals of referenceindicate match can be inserted into the storage comcorresponding parts.partment for burnt matches. Referring to the drawings It furthercomprehends a novel construc- The match box, as illustrated,.has acontion of a match box having a movable partiventional rectangular openended cover 1 35 tion which contributes to form a compar-ti to which thebox2 is slida'bler Thebox 2 ment for the unburnt matches andacomparthasits top open in the usual manner, and ment for the burnt matches, thematch box provides a matchreceiving compartment 3. being provided withan opening through 4 designates a movable partition of any dewhich burntmatches can be introduced into ired material, for example wood or card-40 the compartment provided therefor, and, at board, This, as shown inFigures 1, 2 and the same time, the partition will be moved 3, consistsof a fiat sheet of material, and conas necessary for the reception ofthe b rnt tributes to form a compartment 5 for the rematches. ception ofthe used or burnt matches.

Other novel features of construction and The matches are introduced intothe com-' 45 advantage will hereinafter more clearly appartment 5through an opening 6 in the end pear in the detailed description and theapof the box 2. If the box 2 is of cardboard pended claims. 1 a burr isformed inside of the box as shown For the purpose of illustrating theinvenat 7 in Figure 1, which will retain the partition,Ihave shown inthe accompanying drawtion 4 a sufiiclent height above the bottom 50 ingstypical embodiments of it, which, in of the box to permit theintroductlon through,

the opening 6 of the used matches. In case a burr is not formed at theinner end of the opening 6, a partition such as 8 in Figure 4, may beemployed, in which the partition has a bent or bulged portion 9.

It is also within the scope of this invention to employ a verticalpartition as seen in Figures 5 and 6, in which case the opening 11 ispreferably located near one side edge or an end of the box. Thispartition may be flat as in Figures 5 and 6, or it may be deformed as at12 in Figure 7.

As the box and cover are of conventional construction except as to thepartition and opening to receive the used matches, I have identifiedcorresponding parts by the same reference characters.

In all of the emboniments of my invention herein shown the box isprovided with an opening through which the burnt matches are introducedinto a compartment formed between the partition and a wall of the box.As such compartment is filled the partition advances until all of theunused matches have been used.

If a match has not been extinguished, the act of inserting it throughthe opening leading to the compartment for the used matches will causesuch match to be extinguished.

It will be apparent that the dimensions and contour of the openingthrough which the matches are introduced into the compartment forused-matches may vary widely in practice.

It will be seen that I provide in a large retainer spaces for the usedand unused matches and as the space for the unused matches decreases bythe removal of matches therefrom, the space for used matchescorrespondingly increases as such used matches are returned to the matchretainer.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful safety boxfor matches which embodies the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description,and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described preferredembodiments thereof which will give in practice satisfactory andreliable results, it is to be understood that these embodiments aresusceptible of modification in various particulars without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A match box, comprising a box and a cover into which it is slidable,and a movable partition within the box at all times spaced from thejuxtaposed wall of the box contributing to form a compartment for theunused matches and a compartment for the used matches, and said boxhaving an opening in the end of the box through which used matches canbe introduced into the compartment therefor.

2. A match box, comprising a box having an open top and a cover intowhich said box is slidable, and a movable partition within said box, atall times spaced from the juxtaposed wall of the box, said cover havingat one end an opening through which used matches can be introduced intothe box beneath said partition.

8. A match box, comprising a box having an open top and a cover intowhich said box is movable, and a partition movably mounted within saidbox, said box having an opening in its end through which used matchescan be introduced beneath said partition, and said box having means tospace the partition in proximity to said opening above the bottom of thebox.

4. A match box, comprising a box and a cover into which the box ismovable, and a partition within the box and deformed to space it from awall of the box, and said box having an opening in its end to permit theintroduction of used matches between said partition and a juxtaposedwall of the box.

ALFRED C. MCCLOSKEY.

